Days after an outbreak of avian flu in the Netherlands led to a massive cull of birds, cases of avian flu were confirmed today in France and Denmark, where tens of thousands of birds have been or will be killed.
In France, hundreds of chickens were culled after the virus appeared in a flower market in Corsica. Authorities in Denmark have said that more than 25,000 birds will be culled following the emergence of the virus in the west.
France has ordered national precautionary measures, including mandatory quarantine of poultry and wild fowl. Denmark has also suspended the export of poultry and eggs to countries outside the European Union (EU).
Avian influenza has the potential to destroy agriculture. So far, cases have been reported in Belgium, the Netherlands, Russia, Ireland, and the United Kingdom, among other countries.
Authorities in the Netherlands said earlier in November that more than 200,000 birds had been culled.
Duck farmers in southwestern France have been affected twice in recent years by avian flu and have had to undertake massive culling, resulting in hundreds of millions of euros in losses.
French officials insist that people do not need to change their habits. The consumption of meat, foie gras, eggs and most other foodstuffs is not harmful to humans,” the ministry said.
Danish authorities have called on farmers to ensure that their birds are not infected.
Denmark has recently culled millions of mink due to the discovery of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant in mink, which is a recipe for disaster.
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